The CBC is suing the Conservative party, claiming its use of excerpts from the broadcaster on a Conservative party website and on Twitter, violated the “moral rights” of news anchor Rosemary Barton and reporter John Paul Tasker.
The lawsuit says the use of the material in a partisan way “diminishes the reputation” of the CBC and leaves it open to allegations that it is biased.
“Further, selectively editing various news items together to present a sensational and one-sided perspective against one particular political party may leave a viewer with the impression that the journalists are themselves biased, contrary to their obligations to be ‘fair and balanced’,” it reads.
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